Ricky Bottalico vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Ricky Bottalico
Gen XConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Ricky Bottalico across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 77), strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 84). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Lee Smith

Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
3.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
8.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
4.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
8.23
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
39.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
4.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
4.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2340
33.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Lee Smith

Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.54
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.94
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.49
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
97.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Lee Smith

Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
562
18733.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
8645.07
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
12.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.5
-16.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
266.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA